I only own two reels,a Hardy LRH and a Lamson LP 1.5 light and I consider them classics.Never saw the need for a drag on a trout reel,the click works fine for me,even on smallmouths in lower Abrams creek.I reckon the Hardy is my favorite though,it was the reel I always wanted when I was a kid drooling over a dog eared 1968 Orvis catalog.